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Deadly storms pound California; rain expected beyond weekend

Storms will continue to pound California through early next week, with the northern part of the state expected to be hit hardest.

The storms are linked to at least one death.

The damp and gray skies will hang around Southern California with no relief likely until Tuesday, according to the National
Weather Service.

The forecast calls for cloudy skies and a 50% chance of rain in Los Angeles and
the surrounding area for most of the weekend.

Northern California is suffering under a proper deluge, with high winds
and heavy rain delaying flights in and out of San Francisco and briefly knocking
out power on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Friday.

Among the storm's toll, according to the Associated Press:

-- A Pacific Gas &
Electric worker was killed after his truck
crashed into a traffic signal pole during the stormy weather.

-- Flights
were delayed at San Francisco's airport,

-- Parts of Sonoma County received more than 7 inches of rain
and areas in Napa County received nearly 6 inches, Henderson said.

-- Several Christmas parades in the region were canceled.

What’s wet at sea level is turning to snow on 14,000-foot Mt. Shasta, which could
be in for a U.S. record-breaking 200-inch snowfall this week, according to the
Weather Channel. The mountain set the
previous record with 189 inches over six days in 1959.